Library · Salem
Salem Township Public Library
Salem’s library is the Salem Township Public Library, a branch of Salem Township Public Library, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Salem’s branch belongs to Salem Township Public Library, which serves 42,715 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Salem Township Public Library
535 W. Pike St., Morrow 45152
43 hrsopen a week
10,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Salem Township Public Library
36K
visits
0.8 per resident
98K
loans, print + digital
2.3 per resident
145
programs & events
3,768 attended
13K
library cards
29% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 people
Per-resident numbers, compared only with libraries of a similar size across the country, because a tiny town’s library always looks busier per person.
Visits per resident
0.8 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.3 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Cardholders
29% of residents
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
98K loans last year
Books & media (adults)44%Kids’ books & media56%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
145 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$24 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1M.
Local 29%State 49%Gifts & other 22%
About these numbers
How to read this page
Hours are an averageThe survey reports a building’s public hours for the whole year. We divide by the weeks it was open, so check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Compared by size“Similar-size” means libraries serving about as many people, nationwide. Per-resident numbers always flatter the smallest towns, so they’re never compared with big cities.
One year, the library’s own countLibraries report their own visits, loans and programs for fiscal year 2024. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Distances are straight-line from the town center.